My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges.
H for Hellblade (2018)
My gaming is often an escape into an alternative reality – and at present reality is frightening. However, this game allowed me to experience another real-life reality for some. I still need to re-visit Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – but not at the moment.
On the other hand, exploring the literature and folklore behind this game was one of the reasons I began my investigation into the creative Origins of various On-line Games. I’ve been fascinated by Norse mythology and Viking culture for decades.
I will post about other games that were relevant in 2018 and still are meaningful.
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I’m not going to check out this game now or I might get nothing done anymore. I’m just between two books and if I start gaming now, this whole lock-down period will get wasted on it. Perhaps later.
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As an avid gamer, I have to treat it as a treat after I’ve done my daily writing etc., and before my gamer wife and I go to bed. So restricted playing time.
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I so agree with you about Norse mythology (any mythology really) which is one of the reasons I snaffled up Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology shortly after it was published.
It very often inspires his stunning works.
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I’ve yet to read ‘Norse Mythology’, although it’s on my Want to Read list, EC – along with other Neil Gaiman books.
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He is one of my favourite authors. I really like both his and his wife’s approach to life too.
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Not sure who his wife is – without delving. But he always inspires me when I read interviews. Loved ‘Good Omens’ – although, he co-authored that of course.
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Gaming is definitely a good way to escape right now!
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Totally, JS – although as my P post shows, games are sometimes the reverse. I’ve stopped playing two games recently that were too close to reality. In fact, ‘Hellblade’ was disturbing.
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True. One of my friends decided this is a good time to replay the Resident Evil games. I don’t really see how that helps.
For me, I went with Mario: Odyssey. It’s about as far from the current reality as anything gets.
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